Room 9 Motueka South School: Coronation Forest

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Coronation Forest

Last week Room 9 and 10 went to Coronation Forest for Conservation Week. It was fun.
First we went for a bush walk in native forest. It was long. After that we had play lunch. Then we planted same trees. After that we had lunch. Then we learnt about trees and the forest floor. We saw huhugrubs and some people ate the huhugrubs.

By Christina.

p.s Did you go to Coronation Forest when you were at school?

2 comments:

Kay said...: I'm new to this area Christina - could you please tell me where the Coronation Forest is?; 10:06 am
Room 9 said...: Coronation Forest is at the top of the Spooners Range on Highway 6. It took us about 50 minutes to drive there from Mot.; 1:54 pm

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KORERO TASKS:

The korero tasks will continue as your topic tasks over the next couple of weeks. Think carefully about your topic.

Your talk will be on a topic that you choose, but within one of the three categories:
Did You Know: For this discussion you need to pick a topic and collect information about your topic form any resource. Your "Did You Know!"discussion needs to have an introduction, body with at least three points in it, and a conclusion or summary of what you have told us about.
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Something About Me: For this discussion you need to selcet something that you are willing to share with others about yourself. The discussion needs to be introduced, and have three supporting pieces of information about it, as well as a conclusion.

Each week you will present one topic of discussion. Please ensure you are planned and organised. The presentation needs to be completed in your homework book, but how you present it is up to you. You may use supporting information eg: this is my favourite song, and play it..... then develop the discussion about it.
Your discussion could be a fact you have found in a book you are interested in.....
The options are endless and they are driven by you as you get to choose your topics.

Please remember each discussion needs to be referenced. You need to say where your information came from.